Emblematic pin.



WP. EITEL.

EMBLEM/m0 PIN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9. I914.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS (ID-,gIJQTO-LITHQ, WASHING ON. D C.

MICHAEL EITEL, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.

EIZEBLEMATIG PIN.

Application filed July 9, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, MICHAEL ErrnL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Emblematic Pins; and 1 do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates broadly to improve ments in jewelry and more particularly to ornamental pins, the latter, in the present instance, being of the emblematic type.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described having an ornamental face plate, a roller in rear of said plate, an emblem adapted to be wound upon or unwound from said roller and simple and efficient means whereby the speed of the roller may be regulated and whereby the same may be entirely locked against rotation.

In carrying out the above end, the invention aims to provide an extremely simple device having numerous novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention, the emblem being extended; Fig. 2 is a similar view with the emblem retracted; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the entire device; Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sec tion taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken upon the line 5 5 of Fig. 4 and showing more particularly the construction and mounting of the spring employed for winding the roller; Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 and show ing more particularly the construction of the speed checking band; Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing a slightly modi fied form of spring; and Fig. 8 is a transverse section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my invention as including an ornamental face plate 1 which is here shown as bearing the word Dubuque at its central portion and as having a pair of keys 2 formed near its opposite ends, one of the eyes 3 of said keys receiving a pin 4 which is provided with a circular head 5, said Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Serial No. 858,041.

pin projecting slidably through an opening 6 in an upright ear 7 which is secured to the rear side of said face plate, said ear being formed integrally with a split ring 8 to one end of which it is preferably united by a horizontal portion 9 as most clearly seen in Fig. 6, the opposite end of said ring 8 being integrally united with an upright car 10 to which the extreme rear end of the pin 4 is riveted, brazed, or otherwise secured as indicated at 11 in the drawings.

It may here be explained that the split ring 8 is formed of resilient material and that the same is normally contracted into frictional contact with one end of a longitudinal shaft 12 by means of which said end is normally held against rotation and is also revolubly supported. The opposite end of the shaft 12 is preferably squared as indicated at 13 and inserted in a similarly shaped bore formed in a sleeve 14 to which one end of a spiral spring 15 is connected as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the opposite end of said spring having an opening through which an integral tang 16 which is struck inwardly from a semi-cylindrical casing 17 passes, whereby the tension of said spring is normally exerted to return the shaft 12 to normal position when rotated in a manner to be set forth.

As probably most clearly seen in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the casing 17 is of semi-cylindrical formation, having its edges soldered, brazed,

or otherwise secured to the rear face of the plate 1, as clearly indicated in the drawings, the under side of said casing 17 having a longitudinal slot 18 through which an emblem 19, here shown as a representation of the American flag, is allowed to slide vertically, the upper end of said emblem being secured in any suitable manner to the shaft 12 while the lower end thereof is connected to a tubular rod 20 having ornamental knobs 21 on its opposite ends and an operating knob 22 at its center.

Nith the parts as above set forth, the pin 4 may be forced inwardly to cause the split ring 8 to expand, thus allowing the shaft 12 to be rotated, whereupon the knob 22 may be grasped to unwind the emblem 19 from said shaft, this movement placing the spring 15 under tension. When the emblem 19 is extended to the proper extent, the pin 4 may be released, thus allowing the split ring 8 to again frictionally engage the shaft 12, thus preventing rotation thereof. When, however, it is desired to retract the emblem by winding the same upon the shaft 12, it is simply necessary to move the pin 4 inwardly thus again expanding the split ring 8 and causing the spring 15 to return the parts to their normal positions, in which positions, they are totally hidden from view behind the plate 1.

The device may be provided with any suitable means for attachment to the garment of the wearer but is preferably provided with a pivoted pin 23 which may be engaged with a suitable keeper In Figs. 7 and 8, I have shown a slightly different form of construction in which the end walls of the semi-cylindrical casing 17 are provided with inwardly projecting pivot studs 25 and 26, the stud 26 being of less diameter than the stud 2-5 for a purpose to appear. In this form of the invention, the shaft 12 is of tubular construction and receives in its opposite ends, the studs 25 and 26 whereby said shaft is revolubly supported independently of other means. lVithin the tubular shaft 12' is a coil spring 15', one end of which is extended laterally as at 15 through an opening in said shaft, whereby the spring and the shaft are locked together, while the opposite end portion of said spring encircles the stud 26 between the same and the shaft and then projects outwardly and is connected to an integral tang 16 struck inwardly from the casing 17.

The split ring 8 whose construction and operating means is identical with the form previously described, is employed for the purpose of locking the shaft 12 against movement, this ring 8 being indicated in Fig. 7, further illustration and description being thought to be unnecessary in view of the detail description above set forth.

The operation of the second form of the invention is identical with that of the first form in order to allow the emblem 19' to be projected or retracted.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple article which may be inexpensively manufactured and which will be extremely attractive.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a face plate, a split ring having one of its ends united to the rear side of said plate near one of its ends, a revolubly mounted shaft having one of its ends located in said splitring, a spring for rotating said shaft in one direction, an emblem wound upon said shaft, and means whereby said split ring may be forced out of contact with said shaft, said ring normally contacting therewith.

2. A device of the character described comprising a face plate, a normally contracted split ring secured to the rear face thereof near one end, a revolubly mounted shaft having one of its ends projecting into said split ring and normally engaged thereby, a spring for rotating said shaft in one direction, an emblem wound upon said shaft, and a pin projecting through said face plate and connected to the free end of said split ring whereby the same may be expanded to allow said shaft to rotate.

3. A device of the character described comprising a face plate, a normally contracted split ring formed of a single piece of resilient metal and ha\"ing one of its ends secured to the rear side of said face plate, the opposite end of said split ring being provided with an integral car, a longitudinal revolubly mounted shaft having one of its ends projecting into said split ring and normally engaged thereby, a spring for rotating said shaft in one direction, an emblem wound upon said shaft and a pin projecting through said face plate and having its inner end secured to said ear.

A device of the character described comprising a face plate, a casing secured to the rear side thereof and having a longitudinal slot, a normally contracted split ring within said casing and having one of its ends rigidly anchored, its opposite end being provided with an integral car, a longitudinal shaft having one of its ends projected in said split ring and normally engaged there by, a spiral spring attached to the casing and to the opposite end of said shaft, an emblem wound upon said shaft and depending through said slot in the case, and a pin projecting through said face plate and bearing against said ear, whereby said split ring may be expanded to allow said spring to rotate the shaft for the purpose of winding the emblem thereon.

A device of the character described comprising a face plate, a longitudinal shaft journaled in rear thereof, a spring for rotating said shaft in one direction, an emblem wound upon said shaft, and a manually released friction brake band revolubly supporting one end of said shaft and designed for controlling the rotation thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J. R. VESTON, ALBERT A. EITEL.

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